The Best Beer Labels of the Week: June 1, 2013

This week, beer pro Greg Engert made a compelling case for honoring classic craft beers rather than fetishizing the new. He makes a great point, but even he readily admits that it’s all about balance—staying rooted in foundations of the movement while still seeking out what’s new. So let’s do this: Crack a Sierra Nevada Torpedo or Founders Porter to toast to the masters, then check out the latest beer-label art to see what’s to come in the future.

Click through the gallery above to see the week’s best new beer art.

5 Rabbit is a cool brewpub out of Chicago that's focused on changing perceptions of Mexican beer—Muscat grape must and almond flour will do that. Source

Chilling on a tree branch drinking double rye IPAs seems pretty great. So does a stein made out of wood. Source